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Uber is fighting a proposed class-action lawsuit that says it secretly over charges riders and under pays drivers. In its defense, the ride-hailing service claims that nobody is being defrauded in its "upfront" rider fare pricing model.
The fares charged to riders don't have to match up with the fares paid to drivers, Uber said, because that's what a driver's "agreement" allows.
"Plaintiff's allegations are premised on the notion that, once Uber implemented Upfront Pricing for riders, it was required under the terms of the Agreement to change how the Fare was calculated for Drivers," Uber said (PDF) in a recent court filing seeking to have the class-action tossed. "This conclusion rests on a misinterpretation of the Agreement."
The suit claims that, when a rider uses Uber's app to hail a ride, the fare the app immediately shows the passenger is based on a slower and longer route compared to the one displayed to the driver. The rider pays the higher fee, and the driver's commission is paid from the cheaper, faster route, according to the lawsuit.
Uber claims the disparity between rider and driver fares "was hardly a secret."
"Drivers," Uber told a federal judge, "could have simply asked a User how much he or she paid for the trip to learn of any discrepancy."
(Score: 4, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 20 2017, @04:27PM (2 children)
If the point is unable to stand on it's merits, then there should be little difficulty making a clear and direct arguement against it. You're welcome to do so whenever you feel so inclined.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 20 2017, @04:37PM
You wont get anything from TMB. When he makes up his mind no amount of facts or logical arguments will change it.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday September 20 2017, @06:27PM
I did. That tactic's well established enough that the Romans named it back when they had an empire.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.